Monthly Archives: April 2011
Pozit – The Quick and Easy Way to Discuss with Friends
Reviews, Social Media Pozit is a really simple tool that makes it easy to ask your friends a question, receive feedback, get advice, etc. While sending group messages can take at least 4 or 5 steps on most social networks, Pozit lets you do it in two quick and easy steps. Ask A Question This is pretty easy, just enter your question or whatever you need feedback or advice on. I added a hashtag just to see if they are supported (in Twitter fashion), but they’re ...
Continue readingFree Open Textbooks with Flat World Knowledge
Reviews This post brought to you by Flat World Knowledge. All opinions are 100% mine. Ignorance may be bliss, but knowledge is power. If you want to come across as an expert in your field, then you need to arm yourself with the appropriate knowledge. And, believe it or not, Wikipedia is not the be-all and end-all of what there is to know. This is partly why Flat World Knowledge is such a compelling concept. While you could easily spend hundreds of ...
Continue readingCreate A Stylish Virtual Business Card with IdentyMe
Reviews, Social Media If you’re a fan of virtual business cards, you’ll love IdentyMe. It’s a place where you can create an online business card showcasing your portfolio, resume, social networks and contact information. They offer a wide variety of stylish themes that you can use for your vCard. Plus, you’ll be able to manage your contacts (other users that you add) all from a single location. Dashboard This is where you’ll access and ...
Continue readingGuest Blogging – Are You Making These Mistakes?
Blogging One great thing about blogging is that it doesn’t matter how great your content is you won’t go anywhere without traffic, hence, the need for marketing your blog. As someone who has written hundreds of guest posts I can attest to the power of guest blogging and I can assure you that it is one of the most effective ways to build traffic to your blog.
Continue readingMilblogging – In the Trenches with Military Blogging
Around The Blogosphere I have been to three Blog World Expo (BWE) conferences in Las Vegas and three Military Blogging (milblog) conferences and it is clear that military bloggers are a little different in the world of blogging. As someone who writes on five separate military blogs and runs three of those I spend most of my time reading military and political related website and blogs. I have never really read blogs of other genres until I started attending BWE. I ...
Continue readingEmployees Use Email To Flirt/ First ‘Blogging’ Election on Canada
Blogging A recent study has found that many employees use email at work for a little more than they’re supposed to—in fact the study that was conducted by Lightning Tools reports that 48% use the work time tool to gossip and 41% to send joke emails. A full 11% even admitted to flirting with other coworkers using emails and although this kind of water cooler behavior can seem harmless at first, it can lead to disruptions in the workplace and even ...
Continue reading12 Powerful Blog Editors to Use Besides Windows Live Writer
Blogging Many bloggers prefer using desktop blog editors because they’re more convenient, often offer more features (than their blogging client), and can even be used offline. Just about everyone has heard of Windows Live Writer and many swear by it, so much that they haven’t given any other blog editors a chance. There are really some great Windows Live Writer alternatives out there and you’ll be surprised at how advanced those other ...
Continue readingSummify – Bringing You a Summary of the Top Stories from Your Social Networks
Reviews, Social Media If you’re one of the many people suffering from social media overload, Summify may be the “cure” you’re looking for. “Summify is a service that creates a periodic summary of the most relevant news stories, from all of your social networks, and delivers it by email and on the web.” It’s a simple as that. Getting Started You can sign in via Google, Twitter, Facebook or create a Summify account if you ...
Continue readingAre You Taking Action?
Blogging I read a really good Facebook status the other day: “Make a commitment to stop “learning” and start applying! Start DOING the things you know and generating action. Perfectionism is another word for procrastination and will kill your results. You know more than you think you do… start putting those things into action!” It was posted by Kimberly Castleberry. How many courses have you purchased over the months or ...
Continue reading5 Quick Tips for Making More Sales
Making Money I’ve recently talked about selling yourself first and things that keep you from making money but there comes a time that you do need to start selling more products. These quick tips have been taken from lessons on writing better sales copy for your product pages. If your sales copy doesn’t grab their attention, chances are they won’t buy. What can you do so that you see more conversions from your sales page? 1. Describe the ...
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